According to Manhattan appeals court Justice David B. Saxe, the Taxi of Tomorrow program mandating the exclusive use of the NV200 Taxi for a decade is a "legally appropriate response to the [Taxi & Limousine Commission]'s statutory obligation to produce a 21st-century taxicab consistent with the broad interests and perspectives that the agency is charged with protecting," Bloomberg reports.The selection of the Nissan NV200 Taxi as New York City's next taxi cab has been fraught with legal challenges. Hacks at first weren't happy because they liked having a choice of which taxi to drive, and then they were unhappy because the NV200 Taxi isn't offered as a hybrid yet. To the latter point, the Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC) amended its rules, allowing cabbies to purchase either the NV200, or a similarly sized hybrid, until Nissan finally rolls out the NV200 Taxi Hybrid, which was in development as of this time last year.

What an ugly car that is. And no, this is not legal. Where is the choice in taxicabs? And hello won't larger taxi cabs clog up the city's already clogged up streets even more?? They'll cause even more traffic!!